How Good Are We at What Matters?

For the last several months, we’ve asked professionals with data management responsibilities to evaluate their current processes for accomplishing critical tasks. We then asked them to rank three of these tasks as their first, second, and third priorities.

The data below reflects the responses of data managers (n=25), study and program leads ( n=13), IT/database professionals (n=6), and a CRA. To reduce bias, we did not include responses of known OpenClinica users.

What did we learn? Data managers and their colleagues are getting the job done (no surprise there) and are generally content with the way they’re doing it. But current processes usually fall short of ideal. How do your experiences compare?